A gas turbine engine component includes a supply cavity and a manifold cavity that shares a common divider wall with the supply cavity. The common divider wall includes inlet metering holes that connect the supply cavity and the manifold cavity. An exterior wall has an exterior surface and an opposed interior surface that bounds portions of the supply cavity and of the manifold cavity. Outlet cooling holes extend through the exterior wall and connect the manifold cavity with the exterior surface. The number of the inlet metering holes is equal to or less than the number of the outlet cooling holes, and at least one of the inlet holes is coaxial with at least one of the outlet holes.

An airfoil for a gas turbine engine including an airfoil body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge and between a pressure side and a suction side. The airfoil body includes a strut portion extending from the leading edge and a flap portion extending from the trailing edge. The flap portion is pivotable relative to the strut portion. A flexible skin surrounds both the strut portion and the flap portion on both the pressure side and the suction side.

A composite layer system is presented. The composite layer system includes a metallic substrate, a structured surface, and a thermal protection system. The structured surface may be additively manufactured onto the metallic substrate and includes structured surface features formed to project above the metallic substrate. Each of the structured surface features are separated from adjacent structured surface features by grooves. The thermal protection coating may be thermally sprayed onto the structured surface and is bonded to each of the structured surface features.

A gas turbine nozzle guide vane structure includes a vane shaped as an airfoil and having a vane trailing edge, an endwall including an opening to receive an end of the vane, and an element securing the endwall and the vane to each other. Clearance remaining between the endwall and the vane defines a plenum to feed cooling air to the vane at a location adjacent the vane trailing edge. Certain arrangements may have a purge groove defined in at least one of the endwall and the vane and located between the endwall and the vane to receive cooling fluid supplied. In certain arrangements, the structure may include a cover sheet on the endwall defining a gap with the vane, the purge groove configured to receive cooling fluid that exits through the gap.

A turbine component includes a root and an airfoil extending from the root to a tip opposite the root. The airfoil forms a leading edge and a trailing edge portion extending to a trailing edge. A plurality of axial cooling channels in the trailing edge portion of the airfoil are arranged to permit axial flow of a cooling fluid from an interior of the turbine component at the trailing edge portion to an exterior of the turbine component at the trailing edge portion. A method of making a turbine component includes forming an airfoil having a trailing edge portion with axial cooling channels. The axial cooling channels are arranged to permit axial flow of a cooling fluid from an interior to an exterior of the turbine component at the trailing edge portion. A method of cooling a turbine component is also disclosed.

A turbine component includes a root and an airfoil extending from the root to a tip opposite the root. The airfoil forms a leading edge and a trailing edge portion extending to a trailing edge. Radial cooling channels in the trailing edge portion of the airfoil permit radial flow of a cooling fluid through the trailing edge portion. Each radial cooling channel has a first end at a lower surface at a root edge of the trailing edge portion or at an upper surface at a tip edge of the trailing edge portion and a second end opposite the first end at the lower surface or the upper surface. A method of making a turbine component and a method of cooling a turbine component are also disclosed.

A turbine component includes a root and an airfoil extending from the root to a tip opposite the root. The airfoil forms a leading edge and a trailing edge portion extending to a trailing edge. A plurality of nested cooling channels in the trailing edge portion of the airfoil permit passage of a cooling fluid from an interior of the turbine component to an exterior of the turbine component at the trailing edge portion. A method of making a turbine component includes forming an airfoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge portion extending to a trailing edge, and a plurality of nested cooling channels in the trailing edge portion. Each nested cooling channel fluidly connects an interior of the turbine component with an exterior of the turbine component at the trailing edge portion. A method of cooling a turbine component is also disclosed.

A hybrid airfoil according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a leading edge portion made of a first material, a trailing edge portion made of a second material, and an intermediate portion between the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion made of a non-metallic material. A rib is disposed between the leading edge portion and the intermediate portion. A protrusion of one of the rib and the intermediate portion is received within a pocket of the other of the rib and the intermediate portion.

A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine which is a single unitary component that includes an aerofoil. A leading edge passageway is disposed proximal to a leading edge of the aerofoil and configured to receive a flow of a fluid therein. The vane assembly further includes a connecting passageway fluidly communicating the leading edge passageway with a trailing edge distribution passageway that is spaced apart from the leading edge, the leading edge passageway and a trailing edge of the aerofoil. The vane assembly further includes a plurality of trailing edge passageways disposed proximal to a pressure surface of the aerofoil and extending from the trailing edge distribution passageway towards the trailing edge along a chordwise direction. Each trailing edge passageway is configured to discharge the fluid through a corresponding passageway outlet disposed on the pressure surface and in fluid communication with a corresponding trailing edge passageway.

An improved stator assembly is disclosed. The stator assembly may comprise an exit guide vane, an OD ring, and an ID ring. The exit guide vane may couple at one end to the OD ring and at an opposite end to the ID ring. The exit guide vane may comprise a leading edge opposite of a trailing edge. The OD ring and the ID ring may couple to a diffuser assembly of a gas turbine engine. The stator assembly may further comprise an aft OD seal, a forward OD seal, an ID seal, and a diffuser assembly seal to reduce airflow leaks around the stator assembly.